Miami Heat (47-24) vs. Philadelphia 76ers (43-27)
March 21, 2022 7:30 pm EDT
The Line: Philadelphia 76ers +1.5; Over/Under: -
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The Miami Heat and Philadelphia 76ers meet Monday in NBA action at the Wells Fargo Center. The Miami Heat look for a win after winning six of their last eight games. The Philadelphia 76ers look for a win after splitting their last eight games.
The Miami Heat are averaging 109.5 points on 46.2 percent shooting and allowing 104.8 points on 44.4 percent shooting. Jimmy Butler is averaging 21.1 points and 5.6 assists, while Tyler Herro is averaging 21.1 points and 4.8 rebounds. Bam Adebayo is the third double-digit scorer and Kyle Lowry is grabbing 4.7 rebounds. The Miami Heat are shooting 37.4 percent from beyond the arc and 81 percent from the free throw line. The Miami Heat are allowing 33.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 44.4 rebounds per game.
The Philadelphia 76ers are averaging 108.7 points on 46.1 percent shooting and allowing 106.7 points on 45.5 percent shooting. Joel Embiid is averaging 30 points and 4.4 assists, while James Harden is averaging 22.9 points and 10.7 assists. Tobias Harris is the third double-digit scorer and Tyrese Maxey is dishing 4.3 assists. The Philadelphia 76ers are shooting 35.9 percent from beyond the arc and 82.2 percent from the free throw line. The Philadelphia 76ers are allowing 34.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 42.2 rebounds per game.
The Heat are 7-0-1 ATS in their last 8 road games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The 76ers are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 home games and 1-3-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The under is 5-2 in 76ers last 7 overall. The Heat are 6-2-1 ATS in the last 9 meetings.
The Miami Heat have a lot of players questionable for this game, so it will be important to check the injury report before betting. With that said, the Heat are playing easily the better ball right now and have the rest advantage. After the hype died down, the 76ers look shaky at best as of late and just lost at home to the Raptors. The 76ers offense has been in a funk lately. The Heat are 22-13-1 against the spread on the road and have a knack for playing up to their competition this season. I’ll lay the bucket.
